Kolkata, Mar 28 (IBNS) Gujarat NRE Coking Coal Limited (GNM), the Australian subsidiary of Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd (GNCL), on Wednesday announced that it has received the Subsidence Management Plan (SMP) approval from the NSW Government, Australia, to start the longwall mining at its NRE No1 mine. Speaking on the development, Arun Kumar Jagatramka, Executive [...]
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MSHA reports coal mine fatality at Kingston N0. 2 Mine, West Virginia
COAL MINE FATALITY - On Saturday, March 10, 2012, at approximately 6:15 p.m., a 34-year-old section foreman with 11 years of experience was killed while operating a continuous mining machine in the No. 2 entry. He was struck by a section of rock that fell from the right-hand rib. The rock was approximately 10 feet and [...]
MSHA PROGRAM INFORMATION BULLETIN NO. P12-06
Who needs this information? Operators of metal and nonmetal mines, independent contractors, miner’s representatives, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) enforcement personnel, state mining agencies, mine equipment manufacturers, and other interested parties need this information. What is the purpose of this Program Information Bulletin? This Program Information Bulletin (PIB) provides guidance to the mining industry [...]
Coal News: EPA Proposes First Carbon Pollution Standard for Future Power Plants
Achievable standard is in line with investments already being made and will inform the building of new plants moving forward WASHINGTON – Following a 2007 Supreme Court ruling, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for carbon pollution from new power plants. EPA’s proposed standard reflectsthe ongoing trend in the [...]
15 Coal Mines receives 235 citations and eight orders from MSHA
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 253 citations and orders during special impact inspections conducted at 15 coal mines and two metal/nonmetal mines last month. The coal mines were issued 235 citations and eight orders, while the metal/nonmetal operations were issued 23 citations [...]
